Frankenstein 201

“A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.”

— Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Over two centuries ago, the world witnessed the Year Without a Summer, when apocalyptic weather and an agricultural crisis were reported in parts of North America, Europe and Asia. These aberrant conditions had been triggered by the dispersal of ash from the massive volcanic eruption of Mount…